author(s)
Thanlass Norboo, Hafeez Ahmad, Uma Shankar, Suheel Ahmad Ganai, Mahesh Kumar, Bindu Kumari and Stanzin Landol

abstract
Relative resistance in rose 20 varieties / genotypes against red spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Linn.) were evaluated under the field conditions at the University Research Farm, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology- Jammu, Main Campus, Chatha during 2013. Glory and Golden were found to be low resistant against mite. The varieties Rose Local, Sonika, First Red, Dr. B.P.Pal, Pusa Mohit, Naveen, Angelica, Taj Mahal, Shanti, Pusa Muskan, Black Beauty, Arjun, Australian Gold, Raktima, Sugandha, Pusa Muskan, Jaya and Superstar were found low susceptible with a score of 0.91-1.20, while as only one variety Girija was found moderately susceptible against the pest.